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1 Gulden - Henry of Brederode
| Uitgever | Vianen, Lordship of |
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| Jaar | 1556-1568 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Enthroned Madonna seated facing, holding the Christ Child on her left knee, both figures crowned, rendered in the late Gothic manner. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the Brederode shield of arms placed in the lower field beneath the Madonna. The circumferential legend reads MO N A HE D D BRE L D VIAN, separated by mullets, translating as 'New gold coinage of Henry, Lord of Brederode, Lord of Vianen.' |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | MO N A HE D D BRE L D VIAN (Translation: New gold coinage of Henry, Lord of Brederode, Lord of Vianen.) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vianen was a tiny lordship wedged between Utrecht and Holland, and its mint exploited that ambiguity aggressively. Henry of Brederode held the territory from 1556 until his death in 1568, a period that overlapped almost exactly with the opening convulsions of the Dutch Revolt. The lordship's semi-independent status allowed it to issue coinage largely outside Habsburg oversight — a privilege the Brederode family jealously maintained while Henry himself became one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of Spanish rule in the Netherlands.
Henry was among the leaders of the 1566 Compromise of Nobles, the petition that directly challenged Philip II's authority. Gold from this mint circulated during those precise years of conspiracy.